Breakdown of Meidän on arvosteltava tämä tuote ja sen suorituskyky.
tämä
this
olla
to be
se
it / he / she (of a person) / that
ja
and
me
we
tuote
the product
arvostella
to review
suorituskyky
performance
Questions & Answers about Meidän on arvosteltava tämä tuote ja sen suorituskyky.
Why does this sentence use "on arvosteltava" to mean "must review"?
This is a necessity structure using the passive present participle (-tava/-tävä). When you combine a genitive subject (meidän), the verb olla (here as on), and the -tava form of a verb, it expresses that someone "has to" or "must" do something. It literally means "This product is to-be-reviewed by us." It is a common alternative to using täytyy or pitää.
How exactly do we form "arvosteltava" from the basic verb?
The basic verb is arvostella (to review or evaluate), which is a verb type 3. To form the passive present participle for this verb type, you take the infinitive, drop the final vowel, and add -tava. So, arvostella becomes arvostel- + -tava = arvosteltava.
If "tämä tuote" (this product) is the object of the sentence, why isn't it in the genitive/accusative form like "tämän tuotteen"?
This is a crucial rule for necessity sentences! When you use a necessity structure like meidän on arvosteltava (just like with minun täytyy), a total object must be in the nominative (basic) form instead of the genitive-looking accusative. That is why both tämä tuote and suorituskyky stay in their basic forms.
What are the parts of the compound word "suorituskyky"?
It is made of suoritus (execution or performance, from the verb suorittaa) and kyky (ability or capacity). Put together, it translates directly to "performance."
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